Puff-box.



PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

A. HOSMER.

PUFF BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APR.18, 190s.

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I M- iw/ Patented January 3, 1905.

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ARTHUR HOSMER, or FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

PU FF-BOXI.

, SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 778,862, dated January 3, 1905.

Application filed April 18, 1903. Serial No. 153,241.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR HOSMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Worth, Texas, have invented a new and Improved Puif-Box, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new toilet article consisting of a box for carrying powder provided with means for applying the powder to the skin and of a mirror, all made into a small package convenient for carrying in chatelaine purses or Netsuki bags or other receptacle for small articles; and the object is to construct an article which is convenient for use at any time and by which the powder can be easily and readily applied to the face or other part of the anatomy and which will refold itself without waste of powder and will be ready for carrying without the trouble of packing and wrapping. Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description, and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application and specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the box, showing the position of the webbing when withdrawn for use. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the false bottom, showing the piece of metal as it is first cut from the stock of metal. Fig. 4c is a plan view of the box with the top and the movable bottom taken off. Fig. 5 is an enlarged broken view of the piece of webbing for applying the powder, showing the manner of attaching the webbing to a button for holding the same out of the box. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the false bottom and the movable bottom, showing the manner of raising and lowering the movable bottom. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the movable bottom, showing the manner of preparing the sameso thatthesupporting-springs may be attached thereto.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same .parts throughout the several views.

This invention is provided with a box 1, of any suitable shape, and provided with a top 2, which is concave, for purposes hereinafter stated. This box has a compartment 8 for containing powder and a compartment a, in which is mounted a spring-roller 5, on which is wound the webbing 6, which is a suitable piece of material for applying the powder to the skin. The roller 5 is similar to the usual springrollers for winding up shades and other things. A slot is made in one end of the lid 2 at 7 for the passage of the webbing. A false bottom 8 is placed near the bottom 9 of the box. The bottom 9 of the box is formed of glass, on which a mirror is made.

The bottom 9 is held in place bylips 10 of the end and side walls. The false bottom 8 is made as shown in Fig. 3. The metal is stamped out just as shown. The piece is then bent up at right angle along. the dotted line 11. The two wings 12 are then bent forward at right angle or to the left, as shown in the drawings, to form right angles, as shown in Fig. 4, for bearings for the spring-roller 5. The false bottom 8 is held down at one end by the bosses or lugs 13 and at the other end by the rod 14:, which passes through the partition 15. Thefalse bottom 8 rests on the bottom 9. A lug 16 is formed in the false'bottom by cutting a portion of the metal, as shown in Fig. 3, and bending this out portion up at right angle to the bottom. This lug is formed with a hole therethrough, and the lug is cut through from the hole up, so that the parts forming the lug may be spread to receive the rod 14. After the rod 1 1 is placed in the hole the parts of the lug are then bent back to inclose the rod, as in Fig. 4. The rod 1 1 is free to turn in the lug, the lug forming a bearing for the rod. This rod 14 is for the purpose of raising and lowering the movable bottom. The movable bottom 17 is mounted on spiral springs 18, which rest on the false bottom 8. These springs are attached to the movable bottom by cutting small slits in the movable bottom and pressing small loops 19 downward and then running the upper ends of the springs in these loops. The movable bottom 17 has a depending flange 20 formed on a piece of metal attached to the bottom. This flange has a slot therethrough for the rod 1 1. The rod 1 1 is held flush with the false bottom by the upstanding lug 16, and

the arm 21 of the rod engages the flange 20. The rod 14 is provided with a button 22, which serves two functions. One function is to hold the webbing 6 out of the box when in use and theother is for turning the rod or rocking the rod for depressing the movable bottom. The webbing 6 is provided with a wire loop 23 for engaging the button 22. The top 2 is hinged to the box by a hinge 25, and the top is secured to the other end of the box 1 by a clasp 26. A portion of the metal forming the box is cut and pressed out to form the shoulder 27, and the clasp 26, which is formed integral with the top, springs under this shoulder and is held. down by this shoulder to hold the box closed.

Normally the movable bottom keeps the powder pressed up against the webbing by means of the spiral springs. The webbing always projects out of the box enough to be grasped by the fingers. As the webbing is withdrawn from the box it rubs on the powder and accumulates a supply to rub on the skin. The loop 23 is hung on the button 22 while the box is in use, the webbing and the concave portion of the top forming a convenient hold for the hand. When one has finished using the'powder, the loop is removed from the button. The spring-roller immediately draws the webbing back into the box. In order to prevent the webbing from rubbing on the powder as the Webbing is going back into the box, the movable bottom is depressed by rocking the rod 14. The bottom is made air-tight by placing the glass 9 on the lip 10, with cement interposed. The utility of the box is much enhanced by forming a mirror on the bottom thereof.

' Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A puff-box having the top or cover concave, a mirror formed on the bottom part, a compartment for containing powder, a piece of webbing for applying the powder to the skin, and a compartment containing means for automatically rewinding said webbing in said box, said webbing passing over thepowdercompartment in contact with the powder therein and the ends of said concave top forming a convenient hold for the hand.

2. A puff-box having aspring-roller, a piece of webbing attached to said roller, a compartment for said roller, a compartment for containing powder, a bottom composed of glass constituting a mirror, a bottom for said powder-compartment normally pressing the powder toward said webbing, and a piece of sheet metal constituting a false bottom for supporting said movable bottom and forming a par tition for said compartments and bearings for said roller.

3. Apuff-box provided with a powder-compartment, a piece of webbing running through said compartment for applying powder to the skin, a spring-roller on which said webbing is rolled, a depressible bottom for said powder-compartment normally pressing the powder toward said webbing, and a piece of metal constituting a false bottom for supporting said depressible bottom and forming a partition for said powder compartment and bearings for said spring-roller.

4. A puff-box provided with apowder-compartment, a piece of webbing for applying powder to the skin, a spring-roller on which said webbing is rolled, a depressible bottom for said powder-compartment normally pressing the powder toward said webbing, a piece of metal forming a false bottomand a partition for said powder-compartment and bearings for said roller, and means for holding said piece of metalin said box.

5: A puff-box provided witha suitable top, a bottom made of glass, afalse bottom mounted on said glass, a powder-compartment, a piece of webbing running through said compartment, means for operating said webbing, a spring-supported bottom for said compartment mounted on said false bottom, means for holding said false bottom down in said box consisting of lugs on the side wall of said box and a rod projecting in said box, and means for depressing said spring-supported bottom consisting of an arm of said rod loosely connected to the under side of said spring-supported bottom.

6. A puff-box consisting of a box having a glass bottom formed'into a mirror, a concave top hinged to said box, a false bottom mounted in said box and having a portion thereof bent to divide said box into compartments, a compartment having a depressible bottom for containing powder, a compartment for containing a piece of webbing for applying the powder, said webbing passing over the powdercompartment in contact with the powder therein and being adapted to pass over the ends of said concave top, and means mounted in the latter compartment for automatically replacing said webbing when said webbing is not in use.

7 A toilet article comprising a box having a concave top hinged thereto, a compartment for containing powder, a piece or strip of material adapted to apply powder to the skin, a spring-roller on which said material is rolled, a compartment for containing said roller, said top having a slot in one end for thepassage of said powder-applying material, and a button on the lower part of said box on the end opposite from said slot for attaching said material while the box is in use.

8. A toilet article comprising a box provided with a suitable lid or top, a piece of material for applying powder, a spring-roller on which said material is wound, a false bottom having a portion thereof bent upward to form a partition dividing said box into compartments for powder and for said roller and to form bearings for said roller, aspringpressed bottom for said powder-compartment, anda rocking rod passing in said box and through said partition and pivotally connected to said false bottom and having an arm loosely connected to said spring-pressed bottom whereby said false bottom is held in place and said spring-pressed bottom may be depressed.

In testimony whereof I set my hand, in the presence of two Witnesses, this 13th day of IO April, 1903.

ARTHUR HOSMER.

Witnesses:

A. L. JAoKsoN, L. T. KNIGHT. 

